Baseball bat



Patented Mar. 17, 1 925,

SAMMIE L. SIMON, or FRANKLIN, INDIANA.

BASEBALL BAT.

Application filed March 20,1923. Serial 626,338.

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Be it known that I. SAMMIE L. SIMON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county of Johnson and c State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baseball Bats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

In playing the game of baseball, many foul hits result, the same being attributed largely to the slipping of the ball when coming in c and exactdescription of the ontact'with the bat, and it is the purpose of the present invention to provide a bat which will eliminate toul hits or reduce the same to a comparatively small number, and withthisobject'in View, the

invention co nsists of a bat provided, with concavities or indentations in close relation, the depressions conforming to the} surface of the ball rounded to ball when co and their outer edges being prevent possible injury to the ming in contact therewith.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the ment of the drawings illustrate an embodiinventlon itis to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requ1rements,var1ous changes in the form,

proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without Referring departing from the nature of the invention.

to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure 1 is a side view of a baseball bat embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section on the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a similar view on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Correspon ding and like partsarereferred to in the following description and designated'in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the body of the bat which may be of any usual construction. In accordance with the present invention, the striking portion of the bat is provided in its outer side with concavities, indenta tions or recesses 2 in close relation, and these indentations conform approximately to the diameter of the ball and their out-er edges are made rounding to prevent injury to the ball when coming in contact therewith. The indentationsQ are disposed in close relation and are arranged in lines longitudinally, circumferentially and spirally of the bat,

thereby insuring the ball coming in contact Wliill' SOIl'lG one of the depressions and preventing a foul hit and this arrangement of the indentations also prevents any weakening of the hitting surface of the bat. ViThat'is claimed is: .1. A bat having aplurality of closely related sockets in its hitting surface, said sockets being independent of each other and each socket having an endless side wall.

2. A; baseball bat having a plurality oi."

closely related sockets in its hitting surface,

said sockets being independent of each other, and each socket having an a'nnularsidewall.

3. A baseball bat having a plurality of closely related socketsin its hitting surface, said sockets being independent of each other, and each socket having an annular side wall theouter' edges of said wall being rounded,

and said sockets being arranged in lines extending longitudinally, circumferentially and spirally.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' SAMMIE L. SIMON. W'itnessesz V g JAMEs M. ROBINSON, MARGERY E. LANE, 

